OTHER INFOS

• Even when an organism is resting, ATP is still at work because certain cellular activities continue to work and require energy input.
• ATP should be able to continuously meet all the energy demands of the organism.
• Nucleic Acid; Will become ADP once used.
• ATP contains Adenine, Ribose sugar, and 3 Phosphate.
• Mitochondria is the site of ATP production.
• Cytoplasm is where ATP is also produced through Glycolysis.
• An exergonic reaction releases energy, for example, Hydrolysis of ATP transfers energy when ATP breaks down into ADP.
• An endergonic reaction absorbs energy or requires energy, for example, Dehydration Synthesis builds molecules up at the expense of energy, and heat and light energy are needed for glucose to be produced during photosynthesis.
• Coupled reactions happen when free energy from an exergonic reaction is used to initiate an endergonic reaction by coupling or joining two of the reactions, where they become complimentary.
• ATP ↔ ADP is the reaction where the hydrolysis of ATP (exergonic reaction) is involved in coupled reactions with numerous biochemical processes, such as the phosphorylation of glucose (endergonic reaction).
• Energy transfer is mediated by ATP, which donates or accepts phosphate groups.
• ATP donates phosphate groups to drive specific reactions.
• ATP donates phosphate groups to reactions that require heat (endergonic).